that whenever my cat gets out of the house, the first thing he does is flop on the ground and start rubbing and rolling himself all over the ground. What does this mean? He only does it when he goes outside. I know other cats do this too, it's not just mine. I was just wondering if anyone knows why they do this.
2006-09-23 22:16:57 · 18 answers · asked by Native 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
The phenomenon that you have described is known in scientific circles as "Cat Flopping."
Cat Flopping occurs in a wide variety of situations, primarily when a cat is happy because you have FINALLY done something the cat approves of ... let him outside ... scratched his cheeks ... scooped his box ... or tossed him a fuzzy mousie.
A floppy cat is a happy cat. (You don't expect them to wag their tails, now did you?)
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2006-09-23 22:40:44 · answer #1 · answered by Harvie Ruth 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It seems dirty or weird to us, but think if you didn't know anything about our standards. Rubbing on the sidewalk feels good because it gets all the "itches" out. Rubbing in the dirt isn't dirty, it's soft, and maybe you get a pebble and that feels good too. The grass is cooler than the air....The world could be a really cool place if your standards were different!
2006-09-23 22:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by Sidoney 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My new answer: Cats enjoy heat and solar exposure, often sleeping in a sunny area during the heat of the day. Cats prefer warmer temperatures than humans do. People start to feel uncomfortable when their skin's temperature gets higher than about 44.5 °C (112 °F), but cats don't start to show signs of discomfort until their skin reaches about 52 °C (126 °F). I obtained this from this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats
Maybe the cat is warming his skin by the means of friction.
2006-09-23 22:24:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
quite common in cats.
Your house doesn't provide the rough.. for that great itch behind the hair. usually the cats skin holds whole lot of small insects and mites. all this itch...created from them ...and the dead skin under the hair needs to be removed like that only
2006-09-23 22:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by juljulabie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't mean to be smart, but I guess it's just because he likes it. Animals have a built in instinct to mask their own scent, so they roll around on stuff. Dogs are especially bad about rolling around on smelly stuff, but I don't think housecats do this. I think your cat is just following his instincts.
2006-09-23 22:20:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
animals do everything in their power to hide/disguise themselves from their prey and/or predators...... its a very basic and natural survival tool.
when your cat goes outside, other animals can smell it a mile away,,,, and it knows this..... and it wont get within a mile of anything it wants to hunt, find, etc.... and on the (other animals) predator end,,, they will smell and find it from a mile away.... it cant hide with the "human" smell on it
so the very first thing to do, is to lose the scent that it has on it.
and that's what your cat is doing.
2006-09-23 22:31:54 · answer #6 · answered by steelmadison 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it feels good. lol try it sometime! You see little kids doing this at school and parks and their lawns all the time. Dogs and many many animals do this. Probably smells good and feels great on their skin and fur. they are strecthing and relaxing and enjoying nature.
2006-09-23 22:24:39 · answer #7 · answered by Island Queen 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cats like to do that, dogs also.
2006-09-23 23:38:17 · answer #8 · answered by MV 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the earth takes away negative energy so mabe your cat is not comfortable and does this to get rid of his bad energy. my cat does it also when he comes out of a car...
2006-09-23 22:26:21 · answer #9 · answered by jello 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's getting rid or the smell of your house and camouflaging his own smell so predators can not pick up his scent.
2006-09-23 22:30:50 · answer #10 · answered by expatriot1000 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋